Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY has gotten relentlessly hammered during the first two weeks of 2020. J-Hole has received 126″ (10.5 FEET!) of snow thus far in 2020 making it the snowiest start to a year in the history of the ski resort.
“To put this month’s record-breaking snowfall to date (January 14) into perspective, we’ve compared some simple statistics below from Bridger Teton Avalanche’s historical data site. Take a gander at the historical tables below and try not to let your jaw hit the floor. Oh, and ask a local, who will undoubtedly tell you it’s definitely a January to remember!”
| JANUARY 1-14, RAYMER PLOT, 9,360′ | ||
| YEAR | SNOW TOTAL | BASE DEPTH |
| 1998 | 95″ | 87″ |
| 2000 | 102″ | 77″ |
| 2009 | 86″ | 87″ |
| 2018 | 33″ | 75″ |
| 2019 | 25″ | 61″ |
| 2020 | 122″ | 89″ |
This table represents some of the higher snow years in recorded history, as well as a comparison to the previous two seasons. The total new snowfall has exceeded the previous record in 2000 by 20″!
| DAILY SNOW | DATE |
| 126″ | JANUARY TOTAL |
| 13″ | 1.14.20 |
| 8″ | 1.13.20 |
| 18″ | 1.12.20 |
| 3″ | 1.11.20 |
| 15″ | 1.10.20 |
| 18″ | 1.9.20 |
| 1″ | 1.8.20 |
| 8″ | 1.7.20 |
| 9″ | 1.6.20 |
| 5″ | 1.5.20 |
| 3″ | 1.4.20 |
| 4″ | 1.3.20 |
| 14″ | 1.2.20 |
| 7″ | 1.1.20 |
This chart shows the detail of snow EVERY DAY IN JANUARY!